Transfusion of 1 and 2 units of red blood cells does not increase mortality and organ failure in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting [1]
The analysis compares 1478 patients who underwent CABG and received no red blood cell (RBC) transfusion to 1528 CABG patients with 1–2 units of RBCs. The 30-day mortality rate was 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. The propensity score-adjusted odds ratio (OR) in the RBC+ group was 0.29 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.06–1.50; P = 0.14]. Major clinical complications did not differ significantly between groups.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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Cardiac [4]